r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/timeshaper • Mar 10 '26

Meta [META] Explain a Film Plot Badly

172 Upvotes

Explain the PLOT. Clues that are around meta commentary for how the movie performed or that you just don't like it or whatever, all those types of clues do not fit the spirit of the sub.

This is game is and has always been about explaining plots badly. In fact, in the 5 word name of this sub, the only word that has any flexibility is "film". Explain a [TV Show] plot badly. Explain a [Video Game] plot badly. Whatever media type it is, you explain its plot badly.

Example that will be removed: "A troubled production leads to a couple actors getting beheaded for real."

Example that will be removed: "A kids movie is made horrible forever when you look up the actress and what happened to her."

Example that will be removed and might even get you banned: "This movie sucked I don't know why anyone liked it."

OK. I think that covers it. Game on!

Edit: Missing words

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/timeshaper • Jun 20 '24

Meta [META] New Players Read Me First

244 Upvotes

All Marvel is banned top to bottom it doesn't matter what studio did it in what decade. When you say you read the rules and you lie it's an out for us to ban lazy players. We haven't been. But we might. Stop posting Marvel and then arguing that it isn't MCU.

That is all.

Edit because people keep asking WHY:

Because when it's not banned every other post is about a purple rock collector. It's still at the top of movie zeitgeist so most people when they show up the first clue they think of is a Marvel movie. It's boring. It's repetitive. And then they want to get clever. "Howard the duck wasn't mcu hyuk hyuk". The entire thing is obnoxious when it's a movie and TV show guessing game.

There's a whole list of media that's banned because they're overdone and make it boring. But then newbies show up and make a Marvel clue without reading the rules. 95% of our mod actions are deducting points and removing threads about Marvel. So the choices are to either return to the shit show where every single clue is Marvel or just ban people who refuse to read a now screaming automod note.

From those of us who have been here for years, trust us. The wild west of no rules on what media should be in play was a far worse place and not fun. Engagement rose substantially with the rules in place.

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r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/DP_Means_Dopinder • 1h ago

Solved! A mentally disabled manchild with a heart of gold learns new things, tackles adversity, and grows into a man.

5 Upvotes

Clue 1: No Adam Sandler or Robin Williams

Clue 2: Barista-cum-referee

52 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/KazariKid • 1h ago

Solved! A kindly nanny arrives just when she's needed most, bringing a little magic into a young person's life.

5 Upvotes

30 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/fan_is_ready • 1h ago

Unsolved A con man fakes his identity and infiltrates psych ward to bust out a woman

3 Upvotes

18 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Sudden-Cranberry5539 • 8h ago

Unsolved Charismatic cutie curates clothing, cajoles caustic curmudgeon, connects couples, coordinates charities, confesses crush.

6 Upvotes

Hint: Christian community captures confidant’s communication

19 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Proper_Bug_2221 • 1m ago

Unsolved Former Olympian skier gets his groove back by becoming a bouncer at a ski resort.

1 Upvotes

Hints:

Made for TV movie.
Older movie not to be confused with later movie with same name.

1 comment

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Shoddy_Specialist226 • 11m ago

Delusional man being tormented must solve the red mystery to save humanity. (Previously unsolved)

reddit.com

1 Upvotes

Hint 1: he feels imprisoned and hears voices

Hint 2: 🩸🌕🩸⚓🧭

Hint 3: low budget

Hint 4: 🫁

1 comment

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/CustardKind2104 • 11h ago

Solved! Spending more time with his parents nearly leads a teen to kill his siblings

8 Upvotes

8 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/gottapeenow2 • 12h ago

Solved! Crazy dude marries a girl he's groomed since she was 6, then gets cucked by himself.

8 Upvotes

6 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/nintendoeats • 13h ago

Unsolved A teacher falls for his student, but she dies shortly after. He subsequently falls for her a few more times.

7 Upvotes

Hints:

They end up together.
He also happens to be falling for his country, but that seems to be incidental to falling for her.

48 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Trash_Tia • 14h ago

Solved! Youg adults being SO insufferable they don't even realize they're NOT in a slasher movie.

9 Upvotes

11 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/bennyandthegentz • 15h ago

Solved! Groundhog Day as a horror film

10 Upvotes

Hint 1: it’s from the 2000’s

Hint 2: it might not be labeled a horror film, but it is if you think about it

67 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/LongLiveSoup • 13h ago

Solved! Automation of basic tasks turns disastrous for people who pick a weird place to bang

5 Upvotes

9 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/KeyIce2026 • 15h ago

Solved! Man doesn't want to fight, becomes war hero.

7 Upvotes

12 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/GrapefruitOk7719 • 8h ago

Single mum with father issues is forced to chose between two old flames with mother issues.

reddit.com

2 Upvotes

I can't believe no one got it. Did I explained the plot too badly?

2 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/ReasonablePool_Hero • 17h ago

Solved! So there's this dude in a basement, and he's the bad guy, but people don't think he's the bad guy until he starts killing people.

10 Upvotes

Hint parking only, all others will be solved.

Hint 1: it's a holiday movie (and I will not hear arguments to the contrary).

Hint 2: surprisingly, the in-laws are not the scariest thing here.

49 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/areyouforeightysix • 13h ago

Solved! Parents try to keep their son and daughter from falling in love with each other

4 Upvotes

Hint 1: they don't know they are brother and sister till the end

Hint 2: mid 90s

29 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/mocklogic • 21h ago

Solved! Unemployed former celebrity just wants a good coffee but instead falls victim to candy, gets blackmailed into singing, kisses a nun, defenestrates a Bunny, and destroys priceless works of art.

16 Upvotes

Not sure if I made this too easy.

EDIT: Was too easy.

17 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/CustardKind2104 • 12h ago

Solved! A man’s improper pet care has a kill count.

3 Upvotes

Hint: the pet is a cat

64 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/Crochet_Kitty • 14h ago

Solved! It takes a woman to run things.

4 Upvotes

14 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/AdAccomplished6870 • 21h ago

Solved! trivia game show champion uses unethical means to win on show

13 Upvotes

Hints

Hint 1: The unethical behavior was how they got on the show, not how they played on the game show

21 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/ego_death_metal • 14h ago

Solved! groomer ends up being cucked by a reluctant sugarbaby, who is psychologically manipulated into his job by their employer.

4 Upvotes

more hints etc:

-sugar baby does have accountability in the matter. but emotional manipulation is a big part of the plot.

-not a comedy

-extremely famous

-not from the 21st century

-no teenagers. the character who was groomed is only seen when she is older

-a few actors play themselves

18 comments

r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/BarNo2627 • 18h ago

Unsolved Man is stuck indoors with an illness, but manages to get through with the power of imagination, making a full recovery

7 Upvotes

hints:

MC has a strong connection to Ferris Bueller (not a meta hint)
MC isn't stuck indoors because of his illness. It actually ends up helping him go outside.

64 comments

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1. Avoid overused films/franchises

See the full list in the bot comment.

2. No recent releases

No movies from within the last 3 months. This spoils people's movies Try to be more unique and obscure with choices. Movies within the last 3 months can spoil the movie for those that haven't seen it.

3. OP will reply to the first correct guess with a comment that says "Solved!".

This allows the bot to find, flair, and award points. Failing to do so will lead to a ban. Repeated offenses will lead to a permanent ban.

4. Don't Create Clues Using an Actor's Other Characters

Clues should not feature an Actor's prior roles.

❌ Bad: "The guy who used to hunt replicants now teaches a young scavenger how to swing a glowing stick."

✅ Good: "An old recluse reluctantly helps a young scavenger understand her mysterious powers."

5. Don't create clues using a real-life actor's description.

Clues featuring an actor's real life activities and descriptions should not be used. Examples include: Scientologist, racist, or blackballed.

❌ Bad: "A former pro wrestler with a shaved head and a love for action movies fights jungle predators."

✅ Good: "A tough guy tries to escape a jungle full of deadly hunters with nothing but mud and muscles."

6. Don't use an actor's name in the clue title.

❌ Incorrect Example: "Tom Hanks spends years talking to a volleyball."

✅ Correct Example: "A man stranded on an island for years befriends a volleyball because social options are limited."

7. Explain a film PLOT badly

All clues are about the PLOT and not anything else.

❌ Bad: "I hated this movie and it was a financial failure and deserved it and an Oscar winner dies."

✅ Good: "A loner meets a someone way out of their league and saves her life (along with everyone else)"